Oscar Apfel
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Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.
Apfel was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After a number of years in commerce, he decided to adopt the stage as a profession. He secured his first professional engagement in 1900, in his hometown. He rose rapidly and soon held a position as director and producer and was at the time noted as being the youngest stage director in America.[1] He spent eleven years on the stage on Broadway then joined the Edison Manufacturing Company. Apfel first directed for Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in 1911–12, where he made the innovative short film The Passer-By (1912). He also did some experimental work at Edison's laboratory in Orange, on the Edison Talking Pictures devices.
After many years as a director, he gradually returned to acting. On March 21, 1938, Apfel died in Hollywood from a heart attack.
Acted in
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
1937
as Wallack (uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Smorgen
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Lambert
Trouble in Morocco
1937
as DeRouget
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1936
as Alfred Knuxton
The Plot Thickens
1936
as H. G. Robbins
Bulldog Edition
1936
as Taggart
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Dr. Inslow
Back to Nature
1936
as Hotel Manager
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Man in Wash Room
And Sudden Death
1936
as Defense Counsel
Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mr. Dayton
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Bartender
Murder at Glen Athol
1936
as Reuben Marshall
The Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
Another Face
1935
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
1935
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
The Fire-Trap
1935
as R.A. Rawson
His Night Out
1935
as Dr. Kraft
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Attorney
Cappy Ricks Returns
1935
as T. Osgood Blake
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Tailor (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
1935
as Stratton (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as President Malloy
Rainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Sr.
Born to Gamble
1935
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
Shadows of the Orient
1935
as Judge Avery
Party Wire
1935
as Thomas P. Sherman
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Chief Bailey
The Nut Farm
1935
as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
Death Flies East
1935
as Wallace P. Burroughs
Carnival
1935
as Mr. Lawson
Bordertown
1935
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
The Best Man Wins
1935
as Chief of Police
Romance in Manhattan
1935
as Judge
I Am a Thief
1934
as Auctioneer
You Bring the Ducks
1934
as Governor
You Said a Hatful!
1934
as Anderson
Crimson Romance
1934
as John Fleming
Take the Stand
1934
as Mr. Nevin
Fifteen Wives
1934
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
It Happened One Day
1934
as A.L. Boyd
Are We Civilized?
1934
as Dr. Leonard Gear
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1934
as Newspaper Editor
Madame Spy
1934
as Pahlke
Beloved
1934
as Henry Burrows
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933
as Mr. Lane
Hold the Press
1933
as Bishop
The Bowery
1933
as Ivan Rummel
One Man's Journey
1933
as John Radford
Before Dawn
1933
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Emergency Call
1933
as Dr. Schwarz
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Asa Marsden
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Bondage
1933
as Judge (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Pick-up
1933
as The Warden
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
1932
as Armstrong (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
1932
as Mr. Randolph
Hell's Highway
1932
as William Billings
A Successful Calamity
1932
as President of the United States
Two Against the World
1932
as District Attorney Howard Mills
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
1932
as J. Harrington Hagney
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
Make Me a Star
1932
as Henshaw
Attorney for the Defense
1932
as Managing Editor
State's Attorney
1932
as Mr. Ulrich
The Woman in Room 13
1932
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
as Doctor
Symphony of Six Million
1932
as Conferring Doctor
The World and the Flesh
1932
as Banker
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Mr. Brooks
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
as S.J. Boynton
The Heart of New York
1932
as Otto
Shopworn
1932
as Forbes
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Dr. Wilcox
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
The Menace
1932
as Dr. Horgenson
High Pressure
1932
as Mr. Hackett
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Dr. Rabeouf
Sooky
1931
as Krausmyer
Way Back Home
1931
as Wobbling Duffy
Men in Her Life
1931
as Blake
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as British Embassy Butler
Wicked
1931
as Judge Edwin Luther
Five Star Final
1931
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
Sidewalks of New York
1931
as Judge
The Road to Reno
1931
as Mr. Ash
Huckleberry Finn
1931
as The King
The Bargain
1931
as G.T. Warren
Big Business Girl
1931
as Walter T. Morley
Quick Millions
1931
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
Misbehaving Ladies
1931
as Mayor Twitchell
The Finger Points
1931
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
Inspiration
1931
as M. Vignaud
Helping Grandma
1931
as Mr. Pennypacker
The Right to Love
1930
as William Kellogg
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Secretary of War Stanton
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Ivanoff
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Bit role
Liliom
1930
as Stefen Kadar
Man Trouble
1930
as Eddie
Conspiracy
1930
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Wild Company
1930
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Texan
1930
as Thacker
Street of Chance
1930
as Bartender (uncredited)
Half Way to Heaven
1929
as Circus Manager
It's a Great Life
1929
as Bit Role
Marianne
1929
as Major Russart (uncredited)
Not Quite Decent
1929
as Canfield
True Heaven
1929
as German General
Romance of the Underworld
1928
as Champagne Joe
The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928
as Dan Phillips
The Last Alarm
1926